Landcare workshops across Wellington
Maffra and Districts Landcare Network (MDLN) is inviting interested persons across Wellington Shire and surrounding areas to a series of workshops to learn how...
Community effort for new ultrasound at Sale Hospital
THERE’S ultra awesome news to hear for the Sale Hospital and its patients.
Last Friday, East Sale Community Hub (ESCH) & Roulette Cinema presented a...
Marie Davis’ 50 years of service
MARIE Davis of Maffra was presented with her 50 year service pin by Sheryl Carstein, Gippsland Central Council President of St Vincent de Paul,...
Reader Gallery July 19 2024
Photos for the Reader Gallery can be emailed to news@gippslandtimes.com.au with ‘Reader Gallery’ in the subject line. Please include your full name (or business...
Locals honoured at Victorian Rural Health Awards 2024
Last month, rural health professionals from across Victoria were honoured at the 2024 Victorian Rural Health Awards, with winners demonstrating Gippsland is a benefactor...
Jim Fairchild talks second book on local stories – ‘Fewer Curlies – More Characters’
Stefan Bradley
WHAT’S important to a local community? You can say services or infrastructure – but what makes us unique is character. Not just the...
Reader Gallery June 18 2024
Perfect weather in Seaspray. Photo: John Morgan
Sunrise over Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: Melanie Tancred
Tree dahlia in bloom, autumn morning. Photo: Melanie Tancred
Autumn...
Yarram’s Wendy Pope celebrates 55 years of service with Australian Red Cross
YARRAM'S Wendy Pope, 90, recently celebrated a mammoth 55 years of volunteering with Australian Red Cross.
Ms Pope first became involved with Australian Red Cross...
Overcoming employment Obstacles
EVERY town has a ‘local business forever supporting its community’ or those ‘inspiring individuals, who we all wonder where they find the time’ according...
Ben Cruahcan Walking Club’s 59th birthday
NOT often do Bushwalkers come upon a birthday party feast atop a mountain.
But that is what occurred on Sunday, June 30.
The Ben Cruachan Walking...
Rabobank Sale branch celebrates 20th anniversary
RABOBANK clients, guests and staff recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the bank’s Sale branch.
The evening’s program included a welcome and thanks from Rabobank...
Letters to the Editor – July 03 2024
Nuclear reality
BRIAN Mawhinney (in a submission to the Latrobe Valley Express Letters, 12/06/2024) uses some unrelated facts and some dubious logic to imply that,...
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Paying tribute with Keegan O’Brien Millinery Award
It’s the same fashionable award with a new name to mark a legacy for much-loved Maffra local, the late Keegan O’Brien.
The millinery award for...
